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ERIC Number: EJ624001
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Right Destination, Wrong Direction.
Metzger, Scott Alan
Michigan Social Studies Journal, v12 n1 p17-19 Fall 2000
Criticizes the Grade 11 Social Studies Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), stating that it lacks incentives for all students; is not truly an exit examination; drives changes in local curriculum; and is too heavily grounded in structuralist assumptions. Appeals for a progressive redirection of the Social Studies MEAP. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Design, Grade 11, Incentives, Persuasive Discourse, Secondary Education, Social Studies, State Standards, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Michigan; Michigan Educational Assessment Program